producing approximately equal numbers of male and female offspring
anemograph
anemograph
noun
(obsolete or historical) An anemometer that makes a graphical recording.
angiosperm
angiosperm
noun
(botany) Any plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.
apolegamic
apophthegm
apophthegm
noun
(UK) Alternative spelling of apothegm
aporrhegma
attempting
attempting
verb
present participle of attempt
azygosperm
bedimpling
bedimpling
verb
present participle of bedimple
bepimpling
bethumping
bethumping
verb
present participle of bethump
cameograph
campaigned
campaigned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of campaign
campaigner
campaigner
noun
(by extension) A military veteran.
A person who campaigns for a person running for political office or works, or supports, in an organised and active way towards a goal; an activist.
A person who has served in a military campaign.
Someone with experience in a certain field.
champagned
champagned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of champagne
champagnes
champagnes
noun
plural of champagne.
champaigne
chemigraph
compagnies
compeering
compeering
verb
present participle of compeer
compelling
compelling
adj
Forceful.
Strongly or irresistibly evoking interest or attention.
noun
An act of compulsion; an obliging somebody to do something.
verb
present participle of compel
completing
completing
verb
present participle of complete
complexing
complexing
noun
(chemistry) The formation of a complex; complexation
verb
present participle of complex
cryptogame
cryptogame
noun
Alternative form of cryptogam
demography
demography
noun
The particular demographic makeup of a population.
The study of the characteristics of human populations, especially with regards to their makeup and fluctuations and the social causes behind these.
The study of the structure and population dynamics of other lifeforms, such as mammals, insects, plants, etc.
deprograms
deprograms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deprogram
empaneling
empennages
empennages
noun
plural of empennage
empowering
empowering
adj
That empowers; serving to empower.
verb
present participle of empower
empurpling
empurpling
verb
present participle of empurple
endophragm
epagomenae
epagomenal
epagomenal
adj
(in certain calendar systems) intercalary
epagomenic
epagomenic
adj
(of Ancient Greek gods) worshiped on intercalary days
intercalary
esophagism
gamekeeper
gamekeeper
noun
A person employed to maintain the game for hunting and all associated materials and effects. Often shortened to keeper.
gemmipares
geomorphic
geomorphic
adj
Of or pertaining to the shape or structure of the surface of the Earth
geophagism
geophagism
noun
The act or habit of eating earth.
geoprumnon
geotropism
geotropism
noun
(biology) The movement of a plant in response to gravity (either downwards or upwards).
glumpiness
glumpiness
noun
The quality of being glumpy.
gossampine
gramaphone
gramophone
gramophone
noun
(Britain, dated) A record player.
graphemics
graphemics
noun
(linguistics) The study of the graphemes, or writing units, of a script, and of their relation to the phonemes of the spoken language
grumpiness
grumpiness
noun
The state, or act, of being grumpy.
gymnosperm
gymnosperm
noun
(botany) Any plant such as a conifer whose seeds are not enclosed in an ovary.
gymnospore
gymnospore
noun
A type of spore that does not have a protective envelope, especially one not produced in a sporangium
hemiplegia
hemiplegia
noun
Total or partial inability to move one side of the body.
hemiplegic
hemiplegic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or afflicted with hemiplegia
noun
One who has hemiplegia.
hemophagia
hempstring
hypozeugma
hypozeugma
noun
A zeugma where the word or words on which all of the phrases depend is placed last.
impaneling
impaneling
verb
present participle of impanel
impeaching
impeaching
verb
present participle of impeach
impearling
impearling
verb
present participle of impearl
impedingly
impedingly
adv
So as to impede or hinder.
imperiling
imperiling
verb
present participle of imperil
impingence
impingence
noun
The quality of being impingent.
impinguate
impinguate
verb
(obsolete) To fatten; to make fat.
impleading
impleading
verb
present participle of implead
impleasing
impleasing
adj
(obsolete) unpleasing; displeasing
impledging
impledging
verb
present participle of impledge
impoundage
impoundage
noun
The act of impounding.
The fee or fine for impounding.
impowering
impowering
verb
present participle of impower
impregable
impregnant
impregnant
adj
(obsolete) Not pregnant; unfertilized or infertile.
noun
(obsolete) That which impregnates.
impregnate
impregnate
verb
(intransitive, dated) To become pregnant.
(transitive) To cause to become pregnant.
(transitive) To fertilize.
(transitive) To fill pores or spaces with a substance.
(transitive) To saturate, or infuse.
impregning
impregning
verb
present participle of impregn
impressing
impressing
verb
present participle of impress
impresting
impresting
verb
present participle of imprest
impugnable
impugnable
adj
That can be impugned; open to (verbal) attack, open to question.
impugnment
impugnment
noun
The act of impugning, or the state of being impugned.
lageniporm
lemography
macrophage
macrophage
noun
(immunology, cytology) A white blood cell that phagocytizes necrotic cell debris and foreign material, including viruses, bacteria, and tattoo ink. It presents foreign antigens on MHC II to lymphocytes. Part of the innate immune system.
magnascope
magnascope
noun
A large optical instrument used to get a close-up of small objects.
magneoptic
magneoptic
adj
(archaic) magnetooptical
mareograph
mareograph
noun
(oceanography) marigraph
megalopine
megalopore
megalopore
noun
A relatively large pore in the shell of a chiton
megalopsia
megalopsia
noun
macropsia
megalopyge
megaparsec
megaparsec
noun
(astronomy) A unit of distance equal to a million parsecs
megaphoned
megaphoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of megaphone
megaphones
megaphones
noun
plural of megaphone
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of megaphone
megaphonic
megaphonic
adj
(of a sound) Produced by a megaphone
(of a voice) loud and echoey, as if produced by a megaphone
Of, or pertaining to, a megaphone
megaphyton
megapodius
megascopic
megascopic
adj
(of a picture, etc.) Enlarged or magnified.
Of, or pertaining to, the megascope.
Visible to the naked eye.
megasporic
megasporic
adj
Pertaining to a megaspore.
meliphagan
mesophragm
metagraphy
metagraphy
noun
(art, countable) metagraphics; hypergraphy
(linguistics, uncountable) Symbolism that has no counterpart in speech.
(obsolete, rare, uncountable) Synonym of transliteration
metaphragm
meteograph
mezzograph
mezzograph
noun
(historical) A multicolored picture having the colors printed via photolithography and then overprinted in black or blue collotype for the outlines.
microphage
microphage
noun
(biology) A small phagocyte, especially a polymorphonuclear leucocyte (a granulocyte)
mimeograph
mimeograph
noun
(historical) A machine for making printed copies using typed stencil, eventually superseded by photocopying.
verb
To make mimeograph copies.
miskeeping
miskeeping
verb
present participle of miskeep
mispenning
mispenning
verb
present participle of mispen
monoplegia
monoplegia
noun
(pathology) Complete paralysis of a single limb (or muscle)
monoplegic
monoplegic
adj
Having or relating to monoplegia.
noun
A person who has monoplegia.
morphogeny
morphogeny
noun
(biology) History of the evolution of forms; that part of ontogeny that deals with the germ history of forms, distinguished from physiogeny.
mugwumpery
mugwumpery
noun
(US politics, slang) The acts and views of the mugwumps.
myographer
myographer
noun
One who studies myography.
omophagies
omophagies
noun
plural of omophagy
pacemaking
pacemaking
noun
The action of a pacemaker (in any sense)
palmigrade
palmigrade
adj
(zoology) Putting the whole foot upon the ground in walking, as some mammals do.
paramagnet
paramagnet
noun
(physics) Any paramagnetic material
paregmenon
paregmenon
noun
(rhetoric) The juxtaposition of words that have the same roots; using cognate words together, such as "curvaceous curves", "my loving and beloved wife", or "he's a manly man".
pearmonger
pedagogism
pedagogism
noun
The character, manner, occupation, or system of pedagogues.
pegmatitic
pegmatitic
adj
Containing or characteristic of pegmatite
peltmonger
peltmonger
noun
A dealer in pelts (animal skins).
pelycogram
pemphigoid
pemphigoid
noun
(pathology) Any of a group of rare autoimmune blistering skin diseases that superficially resemble pemphigus.
pemphigous
pemphigous
adj
Relating to pemphigus
pentagrams
pentagrams
noun
plural of pentagram
performing
performing
noun
A performance.
verb
present participle of perform
perigemmal
perigemmal
adj
(botany) Surrounding a bud
perigonium
perigonium
noun
(botany) The modified leaves around the antheridia in a bryophytic plant.
(botany) The sterile parts of a flower; collectively, the sepals and petals (or tepals); the perianth.
(dated, zoology) The wall of the sporosac in a hydroid.
perigynium
perigynium
noun
(botany) Any unusual appendage around the pistil, such as the bottle-shaped body in the sedges, or the bristles and scales in some other genera of the sedge family.
permeating
permeating
verb
present participle of permeate
permillage
permillage
noun
The amount, number or rate of something, regarded as part of a total of 1000.
permitting
permitting
noun
An act or instance of permitting something.
verb
present participle of permit
phanerogam
phanerogam
noun
(botany) Any plant that produces seeds (rather than spores).
phlebogram
phlebogram
noun
a venogram
phlegmasia
phlegmasia
noun
(medicine) An inflammation, especially of the internal organs.
phlegmatic
phlegmatic
adj
(archaic) Abounding in phlegm.
Generating, causing, or full of phlegm.
Not easily excited to action or passion; calm; sluggish.
noun
One who has a phlegmatic disposition.
phlegmiest
phlegmiest
adj
superlative form of phlegmy: most phlegmy
phlegmless
phlegmless
adj
Without phlegm.
phlegmonic
phragmites
phragmites
noun
Any of several perennial reeds, of the genus Phragmites, found in wetlands.
phrenogram
pigeongram
pigeongram
noun
A message sent by carrier pigeon.
pigmentary
pigmentary
adj
Of a colour, produced by pigments.
Of or pertaining to pigment.
pigmenting
pigmenting
verb
present participle of pigment
pigmentize
pigmentose
pikemonger
pilgrimage
pilgrimage
noun
(by extension) A visit to any site revered or associated with a meaningful event.
A journey made to a sacred place, or a religious journey.
verb
To go on a pilgrimage.
pilgrimess
pilgrimess
noun
A female pilgrim.
pilgrimize
pilgrimize
verb
(obsolete) To wander as a pilgrim; to go on a pilgrimage.
pillmonger
plaguesome
plaguesome
adj
That is a plague.
plasmagene
plasmagene
noun
(genetics) A gene located in granules of the cytoplasm of a cell
plasmogeny
playmonger
plegometer
plegometer
noun
(historical) A device for measuring the force of a blow or stroke.